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DESCRIPTION
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Twenty-five years ago, I had a wonderful palomino stallion
that died from cancer at the age of 17 - his name was
Earthshaker.
I spent 2 years trying to find another palomino stallion of
comparable quality. A friend of mine in TN called me and said "I
found your horse!!" I said "What is it?" He said "he's a
yearling palomino stallion!!' I said "What am I going to do with
a yearling...I need a horse I can breed right now!!" He said
"you have to see this horse...he has more sense than any horse
I've ever seen!!" Needless to say, I bought him!! It was the
best move I ever made....
His name was Sun's Mr President...that name did not do him
justice...so it was changed to The Gold Rush Is On!!!
And it has been the best move I ever made for the past 23 years.
Gold Rush has been our most popular breeding stallion. We have
shown him both built up and flat shod...he is very naturally
gaited...gentle...sensible...with a perfect disposition. He is
by a son of Midnight Sun and out of a palomino daughter of Merry
Go Boy.
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With a tear running
down my cheek, I can tell you
that Gold Rush is on his way to his new home in Florida. |
Gold Rush had a lot of ups and downs in his life...his most
recent one was when he was attacked by another stallion that had
gotten out of his stall in the middle of a January night...the
injuries affected Gold Rush's equilibrium. My wonderful
chiropractic vet, Dr. Brian Reeves, said that when a horse has
an injury to the spinal cord, it does affect the equilibrium. As
a result, the last two years have been difficult from a breeding
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When Holly Jean Gray approached me about buying Gold Rush a few
months ago, it was a bit of a shock. It caught me totally
off-guard....My first reaction was "no, we've been through too
much together." But after wrestling with the idea for about a
month, I finally decided it would be the best thing in the world
for Gold Rush. Holly wants to have him to ride and enjoy...no
breeding to the public. And as hard as Gold Rush has worked for
the last 23 years...why shouldn't he retire to Florida to enjoy
the rest of his life... We will miss him greatly!!
Mary Ellen
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The Gold Rush Is On is a deep golden
color with a frothy white mane and tail. He has beauty, size
(15.3 hands), disposition and ability rarely found in a palomino
Tennessee Walking Horse. He is
24 years old. |
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This is a
picture that we took the day after Christmas of Barbi
Stapleton, riding Gold Rush for the first time.
He will be 24 years old in January,
2005. |
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Photo by
Bob Langrish of
England |
Photo by
Bob Langrish
of England |
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He
produces many palomino offspring when bred to sorrel,
chestnut, bay, black and palomino mares, plus an occasional
buckskin, usually when crossed with a bay or black mare.
He has also produced an unusual mix of black and gold, where
each hair is black but the tip is gold. |
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Gold Rush has been shown successfully in
both Show and Pleasure classes. He is naturally
gaited with a big, rolling, rocking-chair canter.
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The Gold Rush Is On is by a son of Midnight
Sun and out of a daughter of Merry Go Boy. His pedigree traces
back to foundation stock very quickly -- a rare find in
today’s world.
This horse can put
ALL
of the following names on a foal's pedigree -
Midnight Sun,
Merry Go Boy, Merry Boy
AND
Wilson's Allen
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Gold Rush is known
for his gentle and sensible nature, and those traits are common in
his offspring. It is not unusual for Gold Rush colts to exceed 16
hands when full grown.
Prepare
to be spoiled by your Gold Rush colt’s personality
Click HERE to see one in motion. |
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MORE GOLD RUSH
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Photos of the horses named in blue on the pedigree can be found in the Ancestor Gallery. |
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If you
wish to print off this pedigree, click
HERE to load a black
and white copy. |
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